Play with fiction

Kaorii Mercado

 June 6, 2013

Kaorii Mercado without makeup

Kaorii Mercado
November 25, 2012

kaorii mercado creates the strangest illusions and games with perception. she speaks Japanese, Chinese, Spainish, English and Bisayan. She works in

Bogotá, Colombia and her hometown is Osaka, Japan....

WHAT I REMEMBER I KNOW

This reminds me of my idyllic childhood, and where I spent and enjoyed being a Boy Scout, at Alligator Lake somewhere in the Philippines  Most have probably never seen the clarity of clear blue green water, swam in it, or drank from it. It is an elixir, the feeling of it. It means so much to the body to feel the presence of eternal forces internally through drink, or the sensations of food, or love complimenting what is important, intangible and wonderful about who you are as a person.

That is the elixir water brings to us.  Its timelessness is a quality as valuable as a drink of water, the touch of a smile, the look of a touch, and the warmth of a feeling heart listening to what you don't or can't say aloud. These are the elements of love we can ask for, hope in, and expect to come to us. It is what we came for! Don't you remember? We all deserve to be loved! - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 5.19.13

Appreciation 4 Thickness

Deep thrusts must be made into remembering why men have to be held because fears, and lust hold us back from the basic need to be held by women, and to hold a woman lovingly. The deep resources we come by are not accidental reactions to the touch of a warm embrace a woman is capable of, or the deep feeling surfacing within the overlapping needs, and feelings aroused and stirred by copulation with an ideal lover. 

Until all the bodies of a man know each other and learn to embrace the essence of the woman before him he will not begin to understand the scope or the depth of the breath it takes to unravel the mysterious forces a woman holds that liberates, and gives design and definition to the fires burning within the genius of manhood. ~ Gregory E. Woods, 5/19/13

The bodies of Black women traditionally revered, and acknowledged as uniquely African here and abroad in the Black of the African continent have long been perceived as the approximation of truth to powers unearthed by longing revealed by seeing the stories of Creatresses, and understanding what is behind the ideals of African womanhood. Boys alive with aspirations to evolve into one of the forms of mature manhood that attracts the most beautiful and powerful of women to who they are is as old as time, need, and the first rituals performed in ceremonies.

No boy has these words, but every boy's spirit knows these things about themselves.

- Gregory E. Woods,
Keeper of Stories 5.19.13

model: Melony

why here?

"How you see her is how she is to you. What you don't know about yourself is what is misunderstood, or understood by her about you, and how you treat her with your eyes, what is implied in the movement of your touch upon her, and the science of how you protect her, first, with your spirit tells her stories she needs to hear. 

These are some of the things a boy needs to learn from his father and the Elders who understand and know these things." ~ Gregory E. Woods 5.19.13

Miss Philippines crowned Miss World amid Muslim anger

Gde Putra Wicaksana 

Nusa Dua (Indonesia) (AFP) - Miss Philippines was crowned Miss World 2013 in a glittering finale Saturday on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, amid tight security following weeks of hardline Muslim protests.

Hundreds of Islamic radicals held a prayer session in a mosque near the capital to express their anger, while Megan Young wept as she won the coveted title on Hindu-majority Bali at the end of a three-week contest.

The 23-year-old, wearing a pearl white gown, promised to be "the best Miss World ever" in front of a cheering crowd, which included many Filipinos, in a venue guarded by heavily armed police and water cannons.

The final was moved to Bali, where there is little hardline influence, from its original venue just outside the capital Jakarta after thousands of protesters took to the streets across the world's most populous Muslim-majority country.

Denouncing the pageant as a "whore contest" and "pornography", the demonstrators pressured authorities into shifting the venue, the latest sign of the growing influence of country's hardline fringe.

Hundreds of police were deployed across Bali for Saturday's final, which saw 127 contestants clad in stilettos and shimmering gowns take to the stage in the Nusa Dua resort, southern Bali.

The contestants were quickly whittled down to six. Then, they faced a question-and-answer round before the winner was announced in a contest broadcast to more than 180 countries.

Young, the first ever Philippine Miss World, took the crown from last year's winner, China's Yu Wenxia.

Young, who is studying digital media and also presents TV shows in the Philippines, pledged to "just be myself in everything I do, to share what I know and to educate people".

France's Marine Lorphelin was second, while Ghana's Carranzar Naa Okailey Shooter came in third.

Adding to security concerns in the run-up to the final, the American, British and Australian embassies had warned that extremists might attack the pageant.

Bali has suffered extremist attacks before, notably in 2002 when bombings killed more than 200 people, most of them foreign tourists.

But Saturday's finale passed off smoothly, with no new protests or security scares -- despite a pledge by prominent hardline group the Islamic Defenders' Front (FPI) to stage demonstrations.

Hundreds of members of the FPI and other hardline groups limited themselves to holding a prayer session in a mosque in Sentul, just outside the capital Jakarta, to express their opposition to the pageant.

Organisers had originally planned to hold the final in a 10,000-seat venue in Sentul, before being forced to move to a 2,000-seat centre in Nusa Dua.

Those at the prayer gathering were addressed by a Muslim preacher who lashed out at the pageant, which radicals claim goes against Islamic teaching, said FPI member Ustad Maman.

"Indonesia has already shown how it feels about Miss World -- we rejected it here, we reject it anywhere," he told AFP.

Maman said that 5,000 FPI members showed up for the prayer session, although police put the figure at 1,000.

Hardliners in Indonesia have succeeded in getting numerous events deemed "un-Islamic" changed or cancelled in recent times.

Last year, Lady Gaga axed a concert after threats to burn down the venue and criticism for wearing only "a bra and panties".

In a bid to reduce hardline anger, organisers also took an early decision this year to axe the famed bikinis from the "beach fashion" round, replacing them with Balinese sarongs.

A total of 129 contestants had been due to compete in the final, but two pulled out at the last minute, according to organisers.

While the popularity of Miss World, first held in 1951, has waned in the West, continued interest in Asian countries ensures that the final rakes in a huge global television audience.

Venezuela has produced the most Miss Worlds, with six winners, while India and Britain claim five titles each.

the STORY

Gallery

Megan Young is congratulated by outgoing Miss World, China's Yu Wenxia
September 24, 2013

China's Yu Wenxia

Muslim hardliners in Jarkata protesting the Miss World contest held there
Sept. 6, 2013
AFP photo/ Bay Ismoyo

NIkki Lee

Nikki's baby

Sacabon Photography
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AURORA

Filipina model Aurora in August of 2012 

Aurora modeling on August 25, 2012. She is from Angeles City in the Philippines, and was born July 27, 1988. 

in the DAWN

Aurora Meadow Sosa promotes herself rather well on Facebook and other venues to get her talents out. 

TODAY

"Today is more beautiful without the sun shining brightly, the cold, bitter wind feels good against my face, the dark clouds impart a sense of hope and comfort. There is beauty not only in the obvious, but also in the subtle -- perhaps even more. It is the pervasiveness of beauty that makes it so sublime. That a dark, cold day can be just as wonderful as a bright, sunny one, is a monumental testament to the beauty of life itself. Excitement comes also in quiet moments. Love is present during lonely times. Satisfaction is found even with hunger and desire. Hope is possible even amidst despair.



Drink in the richness of the whole, beautiful world which exists beyond the obvious. And marvel each and every day at the magnificence of life." ~ Zeny F. Benitez, Baguio City, Philippines